John S's Journal

Got the last of the perimeter glued up this morning and then bonded around all of the gauges and switches with some of the 3M adhesive as the Gorilla Glue application was a failure. Clamped up with the plywood jig that I made and let it set for a couple hours. After that it was time to get the Exacto knife out and cut out all of the vinyl for the gauges and switches.
Unplugged them all from the harness after getting some reference photos for reinstall and got most of them installed. The oil pressure gauge was the trickiest of the bunch because of all of the foam and the way the bezel tabs get folded over the metal frame. Had to use an awl to pick away at the foam under the vinyl in order to compress the bezel enough to get the tabs folded over. Not happy with the way the bezel looks after brutalized it getting it in place. Hoping to find a decent replacement before I install the dash.

Still need to fit the small stuff. Alt. Light, turn indicator lights, high beam indicator, fan switch, choke handle, the heater & vent controls and the little metal buttons above those control knobs. Looking good so far though.